Online threats between students forced administration officials at Massabessic and Sanford High Schools to postpone Saturday's football game between the two schools. WMTW News 8's Lindsay Liepman has a closer look at the game which featured extra security.

BIGBOXR (VO) ALSO IN SANFORD, A FOOTBALL RIVALRY GOT UNDERWAY, IN SPITE OF THREATS THAT POSTPONED THE GAME. ON FRIDAY, RUMORS OF THREATS BETWEEN SANFORD AND MASSABESIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAUSED ADMINISTRATORS TO POSTPONE THE GAME TO TODAY. WE WERE THERE TO SEE IF THE FOOTBALL FEUD HAD ANY FALL OUT. SCHOOL SPIRIT WAS HIGH AND SO WAS SECURITY AT THE SANFORD FOOTBALL FIELD TODAY. "looks like we have an extra referee, extra security just in case. I think it's going well so far." THE BATTLE OF THE RIDGE BETWEEN SANFORD AND MASSABESIC HIGH SCHOOLS WAS POSTPONED A DAY BECAUSE OF RUMORS OF THREATS. FOOTBALL DAD RICHARD BEAR SAYS THE LONGTIME RIVARLY WENT TOO FAR. "when you have face to face communication with somebody your less likely to say something offensive or frightening on social media you can just type it out. It doesn't matter." SCHOOL OFFICIALS WANTED TO SEND A MESSAGE TO STUDENTS TO KEEP THE RIVARLY ON THE FIELD...NOT ONLINE. "there was just a lot of tension growing throughout the week." THE YORK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING BUT SO FAR NO THREATS HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIATED. 15.42.20.00 "it was more of just online banter back and forth and we felt that it would be best and wait and play the game during the daylight in the afternoon." SANFORD HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL JED PETSINGER IS PROUD OF HIS TEAM THAT TOOK HOME TODAY'S WIN...49 TO 14 OVER MASSEBESIC ...BUT HE'S ALSO PROUD OF THE STUDENTS WHO LEARNED A LIFE LESSON THAT WHAT YOU SAY ONLINE CAN HAVE REAL WORLD CONSQUENCES. "it's just a great rivalry between the two schools and hope to continue it in years to come." THIS WAS THE FINAL GAME FOR MASSEBESIC HIGH SCHOOL. SANFORD MOVES ON TO THE PLAYOFFS. WE'LL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS FROM